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Artist fixes up ghost town near Utah-Colorado line

CISCO, Utah – An artist is trying to revitalize an abandoned old railroad town in eastern Utah by refurbishing dilapidated buildings and converting them into residences for artists. ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Team to study historic inscriptions at New Mexico ruins

AZTEC – A Colorado historian is leading a team to survey inscriptions left by settlers and others on the ceilings of 900-year-old ruins in northwestern New Mexico. Fred Blackburn ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Steel plant plans large solar project in Pueblo

PUEBLO – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a solar developer, an energy company and a steel plant have announced a large solar project in Pueblo. The Chieftain reports Lightsource BP ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque steps up security at upcoming Balloon Fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque is stepping up security at its annual Balloon Fiesta, a nine-day event scheduled to begin Oct. 5. Officials said the event is adding metal detectors at e...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Job growth accelerates in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A vice president and research adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas says job growth in New Mexico is accelerating. Dallas-branch Federal Reserve Vice President ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico activist released after prosecutors sanctioned

SANTA FE – A Santa Fe judge has released a Native American activist from jail pending trial as a sanction against state prosecutors for violating evidence rules, court officials said. ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico delegation wants firewood ban addressed

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s congressional delegation wants the U.S. Forest Service to quickly address concerns about a threatened owl and to allow firewood gathering and other activities to r...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Three arrested for driving hemp through Idaho given probation

BOISE, Idaho – Three truck drivers who were originally charged with felonies for transporting industrial hemp through Idaho have been placed on unsupervised probation. The three m...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Trial set for former New Mexico athletic director

ALBUQUERQUE – A judge has set a trial date next year for former University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs on embezzlement and other charges. Krebs left the university ...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado mother convicted of abuse for infant’s death in tub

PUEBLO – A Colorado mother has been convicted in connection with the drowning death of her 9-month-old child in a bathtub. The Pueblo Chieftain reported Wednesday that 22-year-...

DATE: Sep 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Judge vacates part of protection decision on trout species

DENVER – A judge has asked U.S. biologists to explain part of a determination that a trout native to Colorado and New Mexico doesn’t merit an endangered species listing. But U.S. ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Metallica’s James Hetfield enters rehab; tour dates canceled

LOS ANGELES – Metallica says its frontman James Hetfield has entered rehab, and the band is canceling its upcoming tour in Australia and New Zealand. Three of the heavy metal band...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music